Hurricane hiatus

I guess there could be stranger things than hurricanes taking aim at us this late in the season (it ends Nov. 30th--but Oct. and Nov. are typically slow for storms) but alas, this is the reailty I find my little family in. So I'll be signing off temporarily. There are important papers to pack, baby goods to pack, dog things to pack, and yet more to pack (oh the things you pack when you're facing the possibility of no electricity and having to amuse a four-month old).

A will board up the house tomorrow and we're off to stay with friends a few miles from us who live in a concrete block house--infinitely safer than our wood frame abode. We can only hope for minimal restrengthening of Wilma once she's back over the gulf...and a house that's hopefully still standing when we return to her.

I hope to be back online soon...please think good thoughts for us down here in south Florida, we can use them. So until I'm back, I leave you with a photo of the happy queen, taken about 6 weeks ago--she's changed a lot since then but I've been too busy to download the current batch of pictures on the digital camera. Until next time...be well.